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6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Syracuse, New York

Updated January 24, 2023

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Local historian Robert Searing poses with the new plaque and period actors.

Locally Famous Foods Are Now Getting Plaques Like Historical Sites

Syracuse got one for salt potatoes—could your hometown be next?
by Luke Fater
The rooftop house, pictured here on the left, goes way back.

For Sale: A Sprawling Carriage Factory and the House on Its Roof

A Syracuse rooftop still holds some pretty puzzling real estate.
by Jessica Leigh Hester

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